The Dunciad, Volume 5Methuen, 1943 - 476 pages |
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Page 102
... epigram appeared in the Dunciad until the " Second Edition " of ( November ) 1729. The modification which took place in both epigrams before they were printed in the Dunciad suggests that they were the work of Pope himself , although ...
... epigram appeared in the Dunciad until the " Second Edition " of ( November ) 1729. The modification which took place in both epigrams before they were printed in the Dunciad suggests that they were the work of Pope himself , although ...
Page 169
... Epigram . Burnet and Duckit , friends in spite , Came hissing forth in Verse ; Both were so forward , each wou'd write , So dull , each hung an A- Thus Amphisbœna ( I have read ) At either end assails ; None knows which leads , or which ...
... Epigram . Burnet and Duckit , friends in spite , Came hissing forth in Verse ; Both were so forward , each wou'd write , So dull , each hung an A- Thus Amphisbœna ( I have read ) At either end assails ; None knows which leads , or which ...
Page 358
... Epigram . The famous Dr. South declared a perfect Epigram to be as difficult a performance as an Epic Poem . And the Critics say , " an Epic Poem is the greatest work human nature is capable of . " P.W. < This last statement had already ...
... Epigram . The famous Dr. South declared a perfect Epigram to be as difficult a performance as an Epic Poem . And the Critics say , " an Epic Poem is the greatest work human nature is capable of . " P.W. < This last statement had already ...
Contents
PREFACE | xvi |
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE | xlix |
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED | 1 |
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